{"product_id":"the-wedding-present-george-best-plus-test-pressing-set-bonus-12-inches","title":"The Wedding Present - George Best Plus Test-Pressing Set + Bonus 12-Inches","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1997 Cooking Vinyl reissued The Wedding Present’s debut album as \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best Plus\u003c\/em\u003e (COOK 134), adding the singles that surrounded the original 1987 release on the band’s Reception label. This lot pairs a full set of the reissue’s test pressings with the original records.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are four 12-inch white-label test pressings from the French plant MI, labeled “COPS,” “COOK 134,” and “Échantillon,” Faces A to D. With them are the 12-inch singles “Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?” (REC 011\/12) and “Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm” (REC 009\/12), an original 1987 first pressing of the \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best\u003c\/em\u003e LP (Reception LEEDS 1), and a sealed \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best\u003c\/em\u003e cassette.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKey details \u0026amp; collectability\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour 12-inch \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best Plus\u003c\/em\u003e test pressings, Faces A–D, a complete set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?” 12-inch (REC 011\/12)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm” 12-inch (REC 009\/12)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal 1987 first-pressing \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best\u003c\/em\u003e LP (Reception LEEDS 1) and sealed cassette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFrom the archive of producer and engineer Chris Allison, who produced The Wedding Present’s debut album, \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA percentage of Chris Allison’s proceeds from this collection will be donated to \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/restorethemusicuk.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRestore The Music\u003c\/a\u003e, a social impact charity that addresses systemic inequality in music education by providing capital grants to state schools in areas of high socio-economic deprivation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris Allison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55544929124681,"sku":"LDN_CA_006","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/9992\/files\/DSCF8287.jpg?v=1791401931","url":"https:\/\/waxpoetics.com\/products\/the-wedding-present-george-best-plus-test-pressing-set-bonus-12-inches","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}